Category Archives: Aldi

My adventures in Aldi shopping have expanded. I even tried doing a weekly grocery shop there. It was almost successful. We had some interesting meals, but no cockle pasta, which was a bit of a shame. I’ll still have to stop by another shop for cockles and for detergents that I’m not allergic to, but I’m… Read More »

My adventures as an Aldi shopper continue. I bought some sensibly priced pistachios and some rather nice fruit yogurts, and quite a lot of wine. I picked up a few bottles I’d tried and liked before and ventured on to try a few more. I’m still sticking at the “Exquisite” level as so far that’s… Read More »

I’ve been trying a few Aldi wines recently, and I’ve liked many of them, but not all. They have an interesting selection and I’ve found most of their Exquisite Collection to be good, really good when you factor in the price point. Aldi are currently selling their Veuve Monsigny Champagne at £9.99 a bottle. They… Read More »

My adventures in Aldi wine drinking continue. Whilst I’ve hit a couple of bum notes, the majority of what I’ve tried so far have been pretty good, so I opened this bottle of Aldi Exquisite Collection Limestone Coast Australian Chardonnay ’13 without even thinking of what my back up plan would be if it was horrid.… Read More »

Winter may be tiresome, but it does have some advantages. Being able to snuggle up under a blanket watching the comedy shenanigans at Downton Abbey is one, drinking Valpolicella Ripasso whilst doing so is another. It’s the ideal wine and “cheese” combo (did you see what I did there?). This Ripasso from Aldi smelled suitably… Read More »

I’ve been tentatively experimenting with Aldi’s wines. Their Mâcon-Villages was a great deal for the money, so I tried a Limoux. It was a rich lemon colour, with legs. It was dry, with a balanced, medium acidity. It did have just a little tannin from the oak. There was lots of oak. This is a barrel… Read More »

Here’s the thing, there isn’t a nearby Aldi where I live, but I’d heard interesting things. People told me that Aldi had great Italian cheeses at absurdly low prices, easily available bottled cherries, canned pumpkin and fish pates. Whilst Aldi have been advertising that you can get all of the products you can buy in… Read More »